Former Senator the Hon Santo Santoro - Media Items
Listed below are media items for Former Senator the Hon Santo Santoro - Minister for Ageing
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Previous MinistersNovember 2006
30 November 2006
Groundbreaking aged-care web site launched
A new web site that will help reduce the time it takes and the confusion out of searching for aged care services, was launched on 30 November in Canberra by the Minister for Ageing, Senator Santo Santoro.
29 November 2006
Address to the National General Assembly of Local Government, National Convention Centre, Canberra
27 November 2006
Health and ageing projects win national awards
The efforts of three local councils to promote better health and plan for the ageing of their communities have been recognised in the 2006 National Awards for Local Government.
24 November 2006
New web site improves continence information
Almost 4 million Australians affected by incontinence will be able to access valuable information and advice from a new web site launched today by the Minister for Ageing, Senator Santo Santoro.
24 November 2006
$4.4 million in dementia research grants
Studies on the effect of vitamin D supplementation on dementia and new models of care for Indigenous Australians with dementia are among National Health and Medical Research Council grants worth a total of $4.4 million, announced today by the Minister for Ageing, Senator Santo Santoro.
24 November 2006
Speech to the Australian Association of Gerontology's 39th National Conference, Sydney
22 November 2006
Retirement Villages Association Conference ‘Advant-Age 06’ Gold Coast
22 November 2006
Support for older Australians in retirement villages
The Minister for Ageing, Senator Santo Santoro, has announced the expansion of community care in retirement villages.
21 November 2006
Speech to the Aged Care Association Australia 25th Annual Congress: Government Direction 2007 and Beyond
Speech by Senator the Hon Santo Santoro, Minister for Ageing, for the Aged Care Association Australia 25th Annual Congress.
21 November 2006
$153 million for Home and Community Care in WA
Thousands of people in WA will benefit from funding of $153 million for Home and Community Care services.
21 November 2006
More after-hospital Transition Care for WA seniors
A further 60 Transition Care places in WA will help older people to return home after a stay in hospital.
15 November 2006
$2 million Southport home a benchmark for quality
The newly-refurbished $2 million Southport Nursing Home was an excellent example of the kinds of quality accommodation that the Australian Government hoped to see developed across the aged-care sector, the Minister for Ageing, Senator Santo Santoro, said on 15 November.
15 November 2006
New aged care service opens in Waterford
A new aged care service in Waterford was an excellent example of the high standards now set in the sector, the Minister for Ageing, Senator Santo Santoro, said.
13 November 2006
Speech to the OPSO National Media Awards, QUT Brisbane
10 November 2006
Media statement: Possible sale of St Vincent de Paul (NSW) aged care services
Statement by the Minister for Ageing, Senator Santo Santoro: Reports of possible sale of St Vincent de Paul (NSW) facilities.